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Looking Back and Looking Forward: Observing 40th Anniversary of New Jersey Casino Gaming at East Coast Gaming Congress

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40th Anniversary of New Jersey Casino Gaming at East Coast Gaming Congress
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Atlantic City, NJ, June 06, 2018 — The 22nd Annual East Coast Gaming Congress and NexGen Gaming Forum, to be held June 13 – 14 at Harrah’s Waterfront Conference Center here, will mark the 40th anniversary of gaming in Atlantic City with a special panel of experts who will examine the historic milestone of the first legal casinos to open in the United States outside of Nevada.

Panel participants, each of whom offers a unique perspective on the history and future of gaming in Atlantic City, are:
·    Joseph Fusco, Esq., Cooper Levenson, first Director of Licensing, New Jersey Casino Control Commission
·    Mark Giannantonio, President & CEO, Resorts Casino Hotel
·    Daniel Heneghan, Public Information Officer, New Jersey Casino Control Commission & former Press of Atlantic City gaming reporter
·    Steve Norton, former Executive Vice President, Resorts International
·    Kevin O’Toole, executive director, Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board & former New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement Deputy Attorney General

The panel will be moderated by Spectrum Gaming Group Managing Director Michael Pollock, former Editorial Page Editor for The Press of Atlantic City and former spokesperson for the Casino Control Commission. He also authored the award-winning book “Hostage to Fortune: Atlantic City and Casino Gambling, published by the Center for Analysis of Public Issues in Princeton, NJ.

“Atlantic City pioneered the concept of legal casinos as a ‘unique tool of urban redevelopment,’ and that story of highs and lows, tragedies and triumphs, has been unfolding daily for four decades. This panel is equipped to deal with the regulatory and economic aspects of that 40-year history, as well as the human and personal stories,” Pollock said. “This is more than a historic look. This panel will offer insights that every gaming jurisdiction anywhere can learn from as they plan their own futures.”

ECGC includes the NexGen Gaming Forum, Day 1 cocktail reception at The Pool at Harrah’s, Keynote Luncheon with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, nine panel discussions, the signature CEO Roundtable, and outstanding networking opportunities.

The ECGC program has been approved Continuing Legal Education credits in Pennsylvania (5.5 general credit hours) and New Jersey (4.8 general credit hours).

More than 500 gaming operators, equipment manufacturers, regulators, attorneys, architects, analysts, public officials, investors and other gaming-related professionals are expected to attend ECGC. The full two-day conference schedule and registration is at www.ecgc.us.

ECGC is organized and produced by the Cooper Levenson, Attorneys at Law and Spectrum Gaming Group. Other co-organizers and co-producers are The Friedmutter Group, an industry-leading architectural and design firm based in Las Vegas, and Sysco Corporation, the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging and gaming.

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